Jeff Gordon, an American NASCAR driver who has an estimated net worth of $200 million, has recently lost his hopes of winning his sixth Brickyard 400 victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway race after he crashed on lap 50 restart.
After the crash, Jeff Gordon's team repaired the substantial damages and the 43-year-old four-time Sprint Cup Series champ returned on track but finished 42nd and completing 110 of 164 laps, FOX Sports reported.
"We tried to fix it on pit road and I went out and it was really far off, and I was having a hard time just staying out of the way of the competitors," Gordon said.
Known as the first driver to win five Brickyard 400s with his win in 2014, Jeff Gordon and his net worth value are currently under scrutiny after crashing in his final start at the Indianapolis race. And though the crash was a cruel way to end his Indianapolis career, Gordon is still a well-loved figure in Indiana and proof to that was the parade held on Thursday in his honor.
In 1994, Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard 400. According to Yahoo! Sports, the acclaimed NASCAR athlete said that many of his greatest memories in the Indy race won't get eclipsed in spite of the wreck.
"My memories are always going to be spectacular," Gordon said after the Indy race, "I am very upbeat about Indianapolis. Some of the greatest memories of my life are here at Indianapolis starting with the inaugural Brickyard 400. There were too many good ones that won't get overshadowed by a race like today. The whole week and weekend has been incredible."
"The parade the Speedway put on and Pittsboro, Indiana put on - that's a highlight for me that I will never forget and to follow that up with the incredible support I got when I got here to the track and today," he added, "It was amazing and I know that makes it even that much more difficult to handle when you have a poor finish like that but I can't thank the fans enough for the last 22 years."
During his NASCAR career, Jeff Gordon owed much of his net worth value to his salary as a race car driver, prize money and endorsements, The Richest noted. Nicknamed as "Wonder Boy" and "Rainbow Warrior," Gordon is a four-time series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. After having 87 career victories, he is third on the all-time wins list.
Gordon has the most wins in NASCAR's modern era from 1972 to present, and he is the first NASCAR driver to reach $100 million in career earnings from the Cup Series. Unfortunately, Jeff Gordon's net worth suffered a major dent after reportedly paying ex-wife Brooke Gordon more than $100 million in assets and property during their divorce.
To date, NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon has a net worth of $200 million, Celebrity Net Worth listed. Each year, he earns an estimated $20 to $30 million from salary endorsements. But at the end of the 2015 season, Gordon will be retiring and will be moving to the broadcast booth for 2016.
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